The Chongqing government's policy towards Southeast Asia changed almost overnight. Ang Bos wanted to go to Guangzhou to visit Ouyang Yun to get the most affirmative answer. Over there, Chen Bulei came with the Americans and brought what he desperately wanted. The "Sino-British-French Mutual Defense Agreement" did not need anything to be said by Chen Bray. The Americans directly told the British and French: "China will dispatch at least 200,000 troops this time. Therefore, I suggest that the candidate for the commander-in-chief should be chosen by Chinese generals will be responsible for this, and as for the logistical supply issues raised by China, we in the United States are willing to bear part of it."
The British also know that there is no free lunch in the world, so they are mentally prepared to pay a certain price. However, first Chiang Kai-shek did not show any pretense and then Mu Jiandie ignored him directly. Huo Defu did not get the opportunity to negotiate in depth at all, which led to The Americans appeared in a timely manner when the discord emerged. The key point is that the Americans really need China to stabilize the situation in Southeast Asia. Britain, France and the United States had ulterior motives, but they played into the hands of Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek took advantage of the situation and figured out how to kill three birds with one stone. In order to plan the plan, he issued successive orders in the name of the Supreme Military Council. Marshal Zhang and Ouyang Yun were not kept in the dark yet. Their names had already appeared in the newspapers and they had become the commander-in-chief and deputy commander of the newly established Chinese Expeditionary Force. commander in chief,
Chen Brai is worthy of being Chiang Kai-shek's royal pen. The latter just announced the latest appointments of Marshal Zhang and Ouyang Yun. The former wrote a book of praise in the newspaper, comparing Marshal Zhang and Ouyang Yun to the pillars of the country and the mainstay of the nation. , there is only one central meaning expressed: the Japanese invasion of Southeast Asia has seriously threatened the security of the rear area, and Commander-in-Chief Zhang and Commander-in-Chief Ouyang were concerned about the urgent needs of the people and took the initiative to request an expedition to Southeast Asia to keep the war out of the southwest territory. Chairman of the Committee I sympathize with the loyalty of the two generals, and I will not hesitate to cut off their arms to fulfill their desire to serve the country...
Regardless of how Marshal Zhang and the named Northeastern officers and soldiers reacted, the news reached Guangzhou, and knowledgeable people in the Xuebing Army criticized them privately. They all believed that at the time of the national crisis, the Chongqing government's move to kill someone with a knife was really despicable. That day In the evening, Jiang Shuren, Ji Xingwen, Li Tieshu, Chu Tiange, Tie Linfei, Guo Kui, He Zhengjiang, Stern and other senior military officers in Guangzhou gathered in Ouyang Yun's office to discuss the matter, with Guo Kui taking the lead. He got angry and said, "Mom, what the hell is this? It's so irritating. Some people don't even want to lose their skin in order to eradicate dissidents."
Jiang Shuren: "Ouyang, Chiang Kai-shek clearly wants to borrow a knife to kill people. You must not be fooled."
Ji Xingwen: "I originally thought it was necessary to send troops to Vietnam, but in the current situation, the smell of conspiracy is too strong."
Li Tieshu: "I'm just surprised. How did the public opinion in Chongqing change? So that's what happened. What's this called in the world of martial arts? Praising and killing. Hey, Jiang is worthy of being from the Qinggang. He's a good player in the world of martial arts. ah."
Chu Tiange and others also wanted to speak, but Ouyang Yun waved his hand to stop him. Ouyang Yun glanced at Li Tieshu and said calmly: "I originally wanted to be lazy for a while, but now I can't. Everyone, there is no need to be angry. We are going to do it anyway." To fight against the Japanese, I also want to send troops to Southeast Asia. As long as the goal is achieved, regardless of the conspiracy, as for whether I will be killed with a borrowed knife, haha, I remember that our student army only had more than 200 people at the beginning. At that time, the Japanese How many people are there? But take a look at how many people we have now. If you don’t have time to worry about it, you might as well think about how to deal with the Japanese’s ‘co-prosperity’ policy.”
Ouyang Yun's statement made everyone stunned, and Chu Tiange continued: "That's right, why are we angry? We were originally going to send troops to Southeast Asia to fight the Japs. Brother, I have some ideas about the 'co-prosperity' of the Japs." .”
"Tell me about it."
"It's very simple. If the Japanese can set up a 'Co-Prosperity Army', so can we. And I think based on our experience, we will not be worse than them."
Many people's eyes lit up when they heard this. Guo Kui said: "This is a clever move. The Japanese claim to help colonial countries become self-reliant. Can we also use this banner? Speaking of which, many countries in Southeast Asia were our vassal states before. Well, it’s definitely cheaper for us to do this than the Japanese.”
Li Tieshu looked worried and asked: "But Chongqing wants us to dispatch 100,000 people. Now in this situation, 60,000 people is the limit. What should we do?"
The composition of the expeditionary force announced by Chongqing is that the Northeastern Army and the Cadet Army each have 100,000 soldiers. The replacement of the numbers is not a problem, but these soldiers are not easy to fool.
Guo Kui sneered: "Chiang Kai-shek asked us to provide 100,000 people, so we will provide 100,000 people. Who is he? According to me, he ordered him and we did ours. Sixty thousand people are enough."
Ouyang Yun: "The strength of the troops for the western expedition is as we agreed before. In addition, I plan to dispatch a division from the Fifth Army to station in Chongzuo City, and then assign a regiment of engineers to build a frontline airport there. Lin Fei, I plan to Deploy two fighter groups and one bomber group to the Chongzuo front-line airport, no problem."
Tie Linfei: "No problem."
Jiang Shuren: "Ouyang, there is an article about the appointment of the commander of the expeditionary force. Have you noticed it?"
Ouyang Yun smiled: "Of course I noticed it, but I guess the Chongqing man will be very disappointed. Hehe, as long as I personally lead the troops, his tricks will not work, and I will not be affected by my life. As long as I When we enter Vietnam, some things are not up to them. Lao Guo, let me test you. Please tell me if Lao Jiang has any suggestions for letting Marshal Zhang serve as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force this time."
Guo Kui blinked his eyes and said: "Isn't he just trying to weaken the strength of the Northeast Army? There are not many generals in the Northeast Army who listen to him. Those who have been incorporated into the expeditionary force this time seem to be staunch supporters of Marshal Zhang. Just borrow a knife to kill someone."
"Tiange, tell me."
Guo Kui: "There are other articles."
Ouyang Yun smiled and looked at Chu Tiange with the others.
Chu Tiange thought for a while and said: "If my estimate is correct, the young marshal should not go to the frontline battlefield. I heard that Chiang Kai-shek appointed Governor Long Yun as the chief logistics officer. Mao Ni must have something to do with this. .”
"Yes." Ouyang Yun glanced at Chu Tiange approvingly, then glared at Guo Kui and said: "Old Guo, you have to learn from Tiange. You haven't noticed such an obvious problem. Judging from what I said to the young marshal, With his understanding, he will definitely set up the general headquarters in Yunnan, and most likely he will stay there to command the frontline troops. Yunnan is Long Yun's territory, and he is the general person in charge of logistics. Hehe, there have always been geese plucking their feathers in China. This was the focus of the conflict. Chiang Kai-shek had bad intentions and made it clear that he wanted to provoke a conflict between the Yunnan Army and the Northeast Army. But this time, he was destined to miscalculate."
(Old Poison: The foreshadowing is a bit difficult to write, so I’ll try to break it out on Monday for an updated question)